Other and Alternative Manga

This list contains both manga series and standalone volumes that don't conform to one of the four major established editorial categories of manga -- shōnen, shōjo, josei and seinen. Many of these titles are one-off publications that weren't included in a major magazine. Expect the unexpected with this collection!

This list also includes some manhwa titles -- manga-inspired books created in Korea.

Updated July 8, 2024
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At 30 I realized I had no gender : life lessons from a 50-year-old after two decades of self-discovery
Arai, Shou
Paper Book
At age 30,ShouArai (he/him) came to a realization; he had no gender.Now he was faced with a question he'd never really considered- how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender,...
Solo leveling. 1
Chugong
Paper Book
Known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung's contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother's hospital bills, his sister's tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line...
Betwixt : stories
Conrad, Michael W.
Paper Book
All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! Manga creators from Japan and the US present an international showcase of horror. Collected for...
Gandhi : a manga biography
Ebine, Kazuki.
Paper Book
THE INSPIRING LIFE STORY OF A TRUE TWENTIETH-CENTURY HERO Through his quietly powerful leadership and influential use of nonviolent resistance in India's struggle against the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi became one of the most revered figures of the modern era. While history has...
Remina
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
Another of Junji Ito's classics, the sci-fi masterwork Remina tells the chilling tale of a hell star. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body "Remina" after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare,...
Shiver : selected stories
It , Junji
Paper Book
A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's...
Offshore lightning
Saito, Nazuna
Paper Book
Anxiety and longing suffuse incisive portraits of postwar Japan Nazuna Saito began making comics late. She was in her forties when she submitted a story to a major Japanese publishing house and won an award for newcomers. She continued to work through the 1990s until she...
The 14th Dalai Lama : a manga biography
Saiwai, Tetsu.
Paper Book
A new way of getting to know one of the world's most beloved spiritual leaders. Featuring a charmingly illustrated format that will appeal to readers of all ages, this unique biography is an ideal introduction to the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Born in 1935 to a...
Che Guevara : a manga biography
Shimano, Chie.
Paper Book
An extraordinary illustrated graphic novel about the legendary political figure Che Guevara. His name is equated with rebellion, revolution, and socialism. His face is on tee-shirts all over the world. Che Guevara's life has been explored and portrayed in numerous books and films...
The man without talent
Tsuge, Yoshiharu
Paper Book
A Japanese manga legend's autobiographical graphic novel about a struggling artist and the first full-length work by the great Yoshiharu Tsuge available in the English language. Yoshiharu Tsuge is one of comics' most celebrated and influential artists, but his work has been...
The sky is blue with a single cloud
Tsurita, Kuniko
Paper Book
The work of a visionary and iconoclastic feminist cartoonist--available in English for the first time The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud collects the best short stories from Kuniko Tsurita's remarkable career. While the works of her male peers in literary manga are...

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